Service Credit Opportunities
St. Augustine School Service Program
Each family (TK-8), in addition to tuition, is required to volunteer time and talent to St. Augustine School. There are numerous opportunities to do so throughout the year including, recess/lunch help, working a fundraiser or athletic event, cleaning the church or serving on the board of the Parent/Teacher Club (PTC), Athletic Association, or School Advisory Committee (SAC).
Objectives:
The objectives of the service credit program are:
- To involve all parents/guardians of the students in the support and enrichment of the school’s educational and extra-curricular activities.
- To help maintain and improve the quality of the educational programs and facilities at St. Augustine School through volunteer opportunities and successful fundraising activities.
Requirements:
- All school families are required to earn twenty three service hours.
- 15 of the twenty three hours must be worked during any school event.
- 4 of the twenty three hours must be worked during the school fundraiser OR fish fry events.
- 4 of the twenty three hours must be worked at a parish event.
- Any adult member (sixteen years or older) of the family is eligible to participate in fulfilling the service hour requirements.
- The Administrator may find it necessary to change and/or cancel any listed fundraising or school event. New events may also be added.
- In lieu of volunteering to earn service credits, a family can elect to pay $25.00 per unworked service credit hour.
- Event chairpersons will record the service credit hours of the event volunteers. However, it is the responsibility of the family to enter their hours into the Track It Forward app.
- Parents of children who participate in the school athletic program have an additional service credit commitment to the athletics program.
Event Committee Responsibilities
Chairperson
- Must complete the Event Tracking Document and submit it to the appropriate committee. Tracking documents will be available in the school office.
- Must complete Service Hour Tracking Document on all volunteers and submit it to the service hour chairperson and/or school office. Please retain a copy for your records.
- Responsible for all coordination and vendor related activities.
- Responsible for delegating volunteer activity.
- Must be present at the event to ensure that event runs smoothly.
- Must handle any money that is collected if applicable.
- Chairpersons earn 15 hours and are still responsible for parish and fundraising hours.
Co-Chair
- Shares equally the responsibility of the chairperson. However, the chairperson has the overall responsibility for the event.
- Must be present at the event to ensure that event runs smoothly.
- Co-Chairpersons earn 15 hours and are still responsible for parish & fundraising hours.
Committee Members /Volunteers
- Assists chairperson and co-chair(s) with assigned responsibilities
- Earns one service hour for each hour of time worked.
- Committee Members are still responsible for parish hours and fundraising hours.
SCHOOL RELATED COMMITTEES
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE
President – 15 hours
Vice President – 15 hours
Treasurer - 15 hours
Committee member (4) – 15 hours
Requires a two year commitment
MARKETING/ PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Chairperson – 15 hours
Co-Chairperson – 15 hours
Committee member (4) – 1 hour of work earns 1 school service hour
Requires a two year commitment
PARENT TEACHER COMMITTEE (PTC)
President – 15 hours
Vice President – 15 hours
Secretary – 15 hours
Treasurer – 15 hours
Member (4) - 1 hour of meeting earns 1 school service hour
Requires a two year commitment
SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)
President – 15 hours
Vice President – 15 hours
Secretary – 15 hours
Committee member (6) – 15 hours
Requires a three year commitment
SCRIP COMMITTEE
Chairperson – 15 hours
Co-Chairperson – 15 hours
Requires a two year commitment
PLAYGROUND/GARDEN COMMITTEE
Committee member (4) – hours logged based on meeting attendance or workload hours
SAFETY COMMITTEE
Committee member (4) – hours logged based on meeting attendance or workload hours
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Committee member (4) – hours logged based on meeting attendance or workload hours
**All members of these committees are still required to complete 4 Parish and 4 School Fundraising service credit hours.
